Greek Mythology - Hercules

11th Labor

Hercules and Cerberus - Ο Ηρακλής και ο Κέρβερος

In English

Wanting to get rid of Hercules once and for all, Eurestheus decided to send him
on, what he was thinking, was one of the most difficult labor. He ordered Hercules to go
to the underworld and bring back alive Cerberus.

Cerberus was a huge dog with three heads that was guarding the gates of Hades.
He found an abyss that was leading to the underworld.
There he was able to explain to Hades
that he had to take Cerberus to his king Eurestheus. Hades understood, and told him to take
Cerberus if he could capture him without hurting him. He told Hercules to leave his weapons
behind and go ahead to try and catch the dog.

Hercules started to chase Cerberus and when he caught up with him, grabbed him by the neck
and squeezed it hard enough that the dog lost consciousness. He then was able to carry the
unconscious animal to Eurestheus.
When he saw the huge dog, Eurestheus was so scared that he told Hercules to take it back to Hades...

Words you Need to Learn

Capital letters is where the word is accented.ee or i is pronounced as the ee in word beet.e as the e in the word bet.a as the a in the word father.o as the o in the word only.ou as the ou in the word Lou.x as the x in the word fox.th or th like the th in think.th or th like the th in this.
(underline)
Where you see a " y " or a (red) " g " in the phonetics for that
word, that " g " is
pronounced like the y in yes, or
like the w in wad